For the latest economic news, check out our current Weekly Economic Briefing in pdf format. You'll get a BC perspective and find up-to-date information on interest rates, the national debt, employment trends, budget highlights, inflation, tax changes and other economic issues of the day. Historical Weekly Economic Briefings are available in pdf
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An in-depth monthly report from Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist, forecasting where interest and exchange rates are heading with an assessment of the key economic, financial and policy factors shaping those trends. Contains updated Interest, Deposit, Lending, Foreign Exchange and Bank Rate Forecasts.
Monthly Interest Rate Forecasts
From time-to-time, CUCBC Economics publishes a variety of other reports, presentations and news releases available to the general public.
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For further information and/or analysis on the provincial economy, our Chief Economist, Helmut Pastrick, is available for comment and/or public speaking engagements. You may contact the Economics Department, Credit Union Central of British Columbia by telephone at (604) 737-5014, by fax at (604) 730-6434, or by email at .
The Economics Department and Credit Union Central of British Columbia, while considering the contents to be reliable, take no responsibility for the information set forth herein.